(not satire – it’s the Tories!)
UKIP MEP Amjad Bashir has just defected to the Tories.
Here he is looking very cosy with David Cameron on Saturday announcing his defection:
Photo: Will Wintercross/The Telegraph
Which is all a bit odd really, because just a few months ago Amjad was telling everyone who would listen to him that David couldn’t be trusted:
‘We don’t trust’ PM Cameron: UKIP
Could Amjad’s sudden change of heart towards Cameron be connected with the fact he’s just been shopped to the police by his former UKIP colleagues for “extremely serious” financial irregularities I wonder?
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Cameron’ll take anyone ….but he does look somewhat embarrassed here! Hahaha!
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It’s possible that there are a number of factors behind Bashir’s defection. Not just the fact that the other Kippers have accused him of dodgy finances, but possibly also the deeply ingrained racism in some parts of the party.
Which makes it really odd that he’s going to the Tories, who are, according to one person this week, still a racist party.
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Does anybody trust any kipper or Tory (when you can tell the difference) on anything?
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Yeah i saw this earlier today
Does it mean UKrap are defective ?
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So the guy is leaving an opportunist party to join an opportunist party then ?
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im not really dead you know watch out.
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He is not been shopped he is photoshopped next to…
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In that photo are those two praying ?
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Maybe he defecated to the Tories
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http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2015/01/do-these-allegations-explain-why-ukips-amjad-bashir-defected-to-the-tories/
The Speccy view on all this
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Ukip MEP Amjad Bashir has defected to the Conservative Party this evening, following an internal party investigation. Tomorrow’s Sunday Telegraph reports that Bashir, who was the party’s communities spokesman, says Ukip are a ‘party of ruthless self-interest’ as well as ‘pretty amateur’. He also says Ukip has a ‘ridiculous’ lack of policies. David Cameron has declared himself ‘absolutely delighted’.
Just before news of his defection broke, Ukip released a statement announcing Bashir had been suspended pending an investigation into ‘extremely serious’ issues:
‘The UK Independence Party has a zero-tolerance policy and takes the matters at hand extremely seriously. The allegations against Mr Bashir are of a grave nature and we will be forwarding our evidence obtained so far to the police. UKIP will not tolerate anyone abusing their positions in the party, as we have a firm commitment to differing ourselves from the existing political classes. As a result, Mr Bashir’s involvement with the party was suspended today with immediate effect pending further investigations.’
What can they mean? I understand that Bashir was being investigated over several allegations of concern to Ukip HQ. The first was apparent financial inconsistencies in his expenses relating to the EFD group in the European Parliament. Secondly, some at Ukip HQ believe they were misled over a story in The Times about his restaurant employing seven illegal immigrants. Bashir resigned as a director of the company (which owns the restaurant) three days before the story in the Times was printed — but he told party HQ that he has resigned a month prior.
Finally, at a selection meeting for the Keighley constituency in Bradford last week, Bashir’s associate Mujeeb Bhutto turned up with twelve other individuals – who were not Ukip members and were signed up on the door. The local party was unhappy about this situation — as recorded in the leaked minutes of the Bradford meeting. Ukippers were also concerned that Bashir met with representatives from Pakistan’s MQM party (video here), which is named a terrorist organisation in Canada.
Bashir was due to attend a recent meeting with top Ukip officials to discuss these allegations but he did not turn up. His defection to the Conservatives came soon after.
Given these concerns and his defection, a Ukip source says ‘the Conservatives’ are welcome to him’. The Tories are saying that this is an attempt to smear a defector. Bashir will no doubt respond to these claims soon, so we’ll see whether the Tories’ new MEP still has questions to answer
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He’s going to fit right in – bless. He’s got all the credentials he needs – lying, thieving (allegedly), in deep with terrorists (allegedly), scuppers before anything is printed – right up the Cons street.
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He’s going to fit right in – bless. He’s got all the credentials he needs – lying, thieving (allegedly), in deep with terrorists (allegedly), scuppers before anything is printed – right up the Cons street.
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In a theatre of war, defectors can be shot for their cowardice and spinelessness…just saying….
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Did he jump or was he pushed?
It reads as though he defected because of accusations, but did the accusations come about because he defected?
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Unfortunately the mainstream media helps to foster confusion about the nature of Party politics and the role of politicians in general. He own pays piper. party Politicians must tow party line unless they have media/public support for an issue. You can be an idealist but don’t expect power
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